>>…the whole subtext anyway, which is the likelihood of a confrontation with China down the road, in any case (…) they are building a much, much larger navy than they could possibly need for the defense of China from any theoretical threat. And they do have claims on the territory of some of their neighbors, including India and Vietnam. This is all a reminder of a much bigger background subject, which is China, China, China.<Christopher Hitchens on North Korea)

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